sorbose
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sor·bose
(sôr′bōs′)n.
A sweet crystalline monosaccharide, C6H12O6, used in the manufacture of ascorbic acid.
[sorb(itol) + -ose.]
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sorbose
(ˈsɔːbəʊs)n
(Biochemistry) biochem a sweet-tasting hexose sugar derived from the berries of the mountain ash by bacterial action: used in the synthesis of ascorbic acid. Formula: CH2OH(CHOH)3COCH2OH
[C19: from sorb + -ose2]
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